- Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish
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Diocese of Antigonish Location Country Canada Territory Northeastern Nova Scotia Ecclesiastical province Nova Scotia Metropolitan Antigonish, Nova Scotia Population
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129,905Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established August 23, 1886 Cathedral St. Ninian's Cathedral Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Brian Joseph Dunn Metropolitan Archbishop Archbishop of Halifax Emeritus Bishops Colin Campbell Website [7] The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish (Latin: Dioecesis Antigonicensis) is a Latin Rite diocese in Nova Scotia, Canada covering the counties of Pictou, Antigonish, Guysborough, Inverness, Victoria, Richmond and Cape Breton. It had previously existed under the name of the diocese of Arichat.
As of 2006, the diocese contained 123 parishes, 119 active diocesan priests, 8 religious priests, and 129,905 Catholics. It also has 290 Women Religious, 12 Religious Brothers, and 1 permanent deacon. The Diocese of Antigonish covers 18,800 square kilometers.
The Bishop of Antigonish serves ex-officio as Chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University.
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2009-2010 Apostolic Administration
On September 26, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Raymond John Lahey, one day after a warrant was issued for his arrest by the Ottawa Police Service relating to child pornography charges (cf. sexual abuse scandal in Antigonish diocese).[1]
Archbishop Anthony Mancini of the Archdiocese of Halifax was named the Apostolic Administrator effective September 26, 2009 and remained in that position until the installation of Bishop Brian Dunn on January 25, 2010.[2]
Residential bishops
The following is a list of the bishops of Antigonish, and their terms of service:
- William Fraser [Frazer] [3] (1844-1851)
- Colin Francis MacKinnon [4] (1851-1877)
- John Cameron [5] (1877-1910)
- James Morrison (1912-1950)
- John Roderick MacDonald (1950-1959)
- William Edward Power (1960-1986)
- Colin Campbell (1986-2002)
- Raymond John Lahey (2003-2009)
- Anthony Mancini - Apostolic Administrator (2009 - 2010)
- Brian Joseph Dunn - (2010 - present)[6]
References
- Diocese of Antigonish page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 17, 2006
External links
- Diocese of Antigonish
- St. Francis Xavier University
- Virtual Tour of the Architectural Heritage of Antigonish, Nova Scotia
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Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Halifax
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